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...come meet the The Western New York Kayak Fishing Association (WNYKFA) at our booth at the 2010 Rochester Sportsman's Expo in Henrietta, NY, 5-7 March. We will share our enthusiasm and knowledge about kayak fishing through displays of fishing kayaks, free demos, movies, and we will have giveaways of a few gifts from our sponsors. The WNYKFA is a non-profit association that aims to promote the sport of kayak fishing. We are not selling anything and all of our events and activities are free (but there is a general fee for admittance to the expo). We are in the process of organizing kayak bass fishing tournaments for this year. This will be our first year of holding formal competition in addition to our many informal club fishing trips. Show Hours: Friday, March 5 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM Saturday, March 6 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday, March 7 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Feel free to come by our booth, sign up as a member or for our email list for information about upcoming fishing trips and social events. Here is the schedule for our activities: Here's our schedule... Friday 3:30-4:30pm - Main Stage - Kayak Fishing Movie: Game On Friday 5:00-6:00pm - Casting Pool - Fly casting from a kayak (Jude SanGregory) Saturday 12:00-12:30pm - Casting Pool - Fly casting from a kayak (Jude SanGregory) Saturday 3:00-4:00pm - Main Stage - Kayak Fishing Movie: Game On Sunday 11:00-11:30pm Casting Pool Fly casting from a kayak (Jude SanGregory) Sunday 12:00-1:00pm Main Stage Kayak Fishing Movie: Game On This is our first year to participate in the Expo and we look forward to sharing the sport of kayak fishing and making new friends! How to get there... 2695 East Henrietta Rd Henrietta NY 14467 Phone: 585-334-4000 FROM ROCHESTER: Take I-390 south to exit 14B. Take a left onto East Henrietta Rd. (Rte. 15a), pass over Calkins Rd., and the entrance to the Fairgrounds is on the right, before Gro-Moore Farms. FROM EAST: Take I-90 west to exit 46. Take I-390 north to exit 12, Lehigh Station Rd. (Rte. 253) and turn right. At East Henrietta Rd. (Rte 15a) turn left, and the entrance to the Fairgrounds is on the left, after Gro-Moore Farms. FROM WEST: Take I-90 east to exit 46. Take I-390 north to exit 12, Lehigh Station Rd. (Rte. 253) and turn right. At East Henrietta Rd. (Rte 15a) turn left, and the entrance to the Fairgrounds is on the left, after Gro-Moore Farms. FROM SOUTH: Take I-390 north to exit 12, Lehigh Station Rd. (Rte 253) and turn right. At East Henrietta Rd. (Rte 15a) turn left, and the entrance to the Fairgrounds is on the left, after Gro-Moore Farms.

My son and I finally got our ice fishing gear put together and went out for a couple of hours late this afternoon to do some jigging on Honeoye Lake. This catch represents three firsts for me. It was the first fish that I've ever caught through a hole in the ice, it is the first fish that I've ever caught in the month of January, and it is the first fish for me this year. I'm even happier that it was a bass! There was 6" of ice with a cover of about 5" of snow. We were using Jigging Raps tipped with fathead minnow heads.

Thanks everybody. Have a Happy New Year and an awesome fishing season to come however you go after them, be it from the shore, on a $40,000 bass boat, or in a bit of colorful molded plastic!

Thanks everyone!

Awesome fish! A few of us kayak anglers up here in Western NY are planning a trip to VA sometime this winter to go after stripers. Can't wait!

I put together a collection of just a few of my kayak fishing exploits from this past season. I learned a lot and look forward to improving as an angler with help from this bassresource.com!

I know this is reviving an older thread, but it's a good one and I just noticed this post. My Dad used to fish in the "strip pits" in the late 60s when we lived in Pittsburg. He pull lot's of monster bass out of them! Uh-huh. Us Kansas boys know better than to roam where we don't belong!! The Mined Land Wildlife Area in SE Kansas is 14,000+ acres of old mining areas with hundreds of strip pits peppered across them. And yes, the fishing IS amazing. That's where the latest LM state record came from. Just watch out for snakes.

If you can swing it, you might consider getting a fishing kayak. Some decent models start at around $300 and they're great for getting at fish that you can't access from shore or by larger boat. That's what I do!

While sparky bass boats are awesome, some of us also enjoy pursuing bass from less pricey watercraft... Like myself... ...and my son... Seriously, the newer fishing kayaks are extremely stable and great for getting at bass where others can't. Sometimes change is good!

There is a small fish sanctuary cove just off of the Rideaux Canal at Jones Falls, ON, Canada. It is a warm water release from a small hydroelectric dam. The fish, HUGE Largemouth bass can be viewed from a small bridge in hordes on the sanctuary side of the bridge. There is open water to the other side of the bridge where you can fish, yet the trophy bass stay on the safe side. It's incredible to see such monsters just a few feet away and agonizing that you can't fish for them...

When the bite shut down for me this weekend, I picked up that the bass were sticking to the bottom in cover in the main lake body and that I would have to get the bait right in front of their noses. So, after drop-shotting unsuccessfully in deeper water, I went to a new location in the small inlet channel. I surmised that in the warmer and shallower water, the bass would still be on the bottom because of the post-frontal pattern, but that in a confined space I had a better chance of getting my bait closer to them. I surmised correctly! I'm not saying that I found the only answer to catching fish on Sunday, but it was AN answer and worked out for me. Good luck!

Great video! You've given me some fresh perspectives on throwing this bait. Thanks!

I've been thinking about doing the same thing and putting some of my soft plastics in with coffee grounds. It might be worth a try...

Then is sounds to me like the NY record is ripe for the pickin'... If you do it in a kayak, you win $5000...

When was that? I have the current NY state record at 8 lbs 4 oz. (from NY DEC...) for a smallie - or, was that from PA?

Oh man! I CAN'T WAIT!!! Thanks for posting the pics. The winter just won't let go up here...

There's no place that I know of nearby, but the Glover River 4hrs drive to the southeast close to the Ouachita Mountains is an excellent smallmouth fishery. It's beautiful scenery over there as well. The Blue River is closer to the south near Tishomingo, and supposed to have smallies, but I don't know much about the fishing there.

I'm new here - saw that there were some fellow NY Anglers and so thought I'd start here. I'm an avid kayak angler in the Finger Lakes Region. A couple of my buddies and I are actually in the process of starting an informal "club" to promote the sport of freshwater kayak fishing. The technology for kayaks have changed in response to angler demands and you wouldn't believe where you can go and what you can catch while fishing from a kayak - they are incredibly stable! Here is information for our kickoff - Join us if you are interested and can make it! Here is the "official" announcement for an informal meet and greet that we have scheduled to think about forming a Western NY Kayak Fishing Association...